WEBVTT AFTER THE CRIME, INVESTIGATORS SAY DORSEY TOOK OFF IN THE VICTIM'S CAR. HE WAS ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING NIGHT. HE RETURNS TO COURT FEBRUARY SIXTH FOR A PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE. THE METRO COUNCIL'S DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS SUSPENDS ITS DIRECTOR WITHOUT PAY, AFTER SHE AND THE CITY'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WERE ARRESTED TOGETHER FRIDAY NIGHT. WLKY'S ERICA COGHILL NOW JOINS LIVE AT CITY HALL WITH THE LATEST... ERICA? VICKI, RICK-- THE DECISION COMES AFTER MAYOR FISCHER ANNOUNCED THE CITY'S C-F-O WILL BE TAKING UN-PAID LEAVE UNTIL THE MATTER IS RESOLVED. TONIGHT, I TALKED WITH THE MANAGER OF THE ZORN AVENUE EL NOPAL-- WHERE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED... HE WAS THERE WHEN THE TWO CITY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WERE ARRESTED AND HE GAVE ME HIS ACOCUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT. IT WAS A BUSY NIGHT AT THE EL NOPAL OFF ZORN AVENUE... CARS PACKED THE PARKING LOT... KIDS AND FAMILIES FILLED SEATS INSIDE. AMONG THEM... METRO LOUISVILLE'S C-F-O, STEVE ROWLAND, AND THE DIRECTOR OF METRO COUNCIL'S DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS, ELIZABETH HOFFMAN. "18:46:55 It was 3 o'clock I think when they came in and then they started eating and drinking and talking 59" RESTAURANT MANAGER, LEANDRO REYES SAYS TWO HOURS LATER... THEY'D EACH HAD FOUR MARAGRITAS AND BEGAN ACTING INAPPROPRIATELY. REYES SAYS WITH HOFFMAN SITTING ON ROWLAND'S LAP... THE TWO BEGAN KISSING AND TOUCHING... "18:48:10 She was grabbing him and all that 12 she jumped on him 14... in inappropriate placeS? yeah 17" HE SAYS IT MADE CUSTOMERS UNCOMFORTABLE... SO HE TOOK MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS. "18:49:17 I just went over there and told them its time to go 20 im sorry but its a family restaurant 22 and there are people and kids 26 and she just said ok we are leaving now 30" BUT IT DIDN'T STOP THERE. REYES SAYS A CUSTOMER WHO SPOTTED THE TWO GETTING INTO A WHITE S-U- V... CALLED POLICE. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT... AUTHORITIES FOUND ROWLAND IN A "STATE OF DISROBE IN PUBLIC VIEW"... DETECTIVES SAY THE TWO WERE IN NO CONDITION TO DRIVE. WITH BOTH NOW SUSPENDED FROM THEIR CITY GOVERNMENT JOBS... WITHOUT PAY...LOCAL LEADERS ARE PLANNING THEIR NEXT MOVE. "18:04:56 the caucus is going to get thogether with thtre county attty as well as human resources to see where they need to go as far as any further action if necessary 06" "18:52:35 i didnt even know they worked for the gov thought they were just normal people 40" ROWLAND AND HOFFMAN ARE FACING PUBLIC INTOXICATION AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT CHARGES. IN A STATEMENT RELEASED BY ROWLAND... HE SAID, IN PART, "I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY INAPPROPRIATE ACTIONS." MAYOR FISCHER HAS NAMED DANIEL FROCKT AS A TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT FOR THE ROWLAND'S POSITION. ERICA COGHILL, WLKY NEWS.